The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-29
Bad Railroad Accidents on the
WieconeIn Central and on the
MInneoota and Northwestern.

On Friday tho 23d. Wisconsin Central
train jumped tho track below Ashland be-
tween Fifield and Phillips. The accident
resulted from q broken rail. Every car Of
the train-the baggage, smo ker, day coach
and sleeper-leit the track and were piled
up among the big pines of the forest. Tho
track was loft clear ofdebris. August Man
tempted to get out OF q window. but was
caught 40 the cor toppled over and was
crushed to death. Conductor J. H. Green
field, in charge OF the train, was caught be.
tween the seats Of the smoker while pass.
ing through and held prisoner for q long
time. He has serious internal injuries,
probably fatal. Mason. one OF tho pas
sengers OF tho train, who sat In the seat
with Mr.. Mantoi. who vas killed, says
first Just as tho day coach caresned, and
that he was literally torn to pieces. Fiji
teen other were more or less injured, in.
Guiding Mr. Baker, q millwright. Mrs. Sui.
Ivan, wife OF conductor, George Clemens
OF Detroit, NJ. Mohoney Of Ashland. etc.
OF, 9 y The h. same day baS sssid:nt h.pDsn.
seneer train with = large excursion party
bound for Canadian points. About thir.
teen miles from Frseport, ILL.,, near Ger.
man Valley Station. the train encountered
q broken rail, and tho cars, seven in mum.
Der, wore ell hurled down the twslve.foot
embankmsnt on either side. One OF the
cars was thrown fully fifty feet and turned
completely endways. All tho other cars
but one were thrown over on their sides
down the smbankmsnt. There we're nearly
$50 passengers on board the. train.
1t 10 somewhat remarkable that not
Der OF them were bruised, and among them
tho following: John Cayley. son OF N. Cay.
ley, Mimic, OAK; A. echrimigsr, St. Paul;
A. Kemp Devils Lake, OAK; Mrs. William
Wood, Forest River, Dak.; ]. w. Mayer,
Mimic, Dak.; Mrs. James Brett. Park Riv.
er, OAK; Il. r. Mason, Minneapolis; Mrs.
B. F. Mason. Minneapolis John Costello,
Mimic. OAK: N. Galley, Mimic. OAK; James
Award, Minneapolis; E. A. Lillsy, Minneap-
oils; A. Feltsn,tsin, Chicago Mr.: Frank Une,
Dubuque; w. L. Hoover, Battineau, OAK;
Daniel Volleck. Le sueur, Mimi, bruised
back and head. l.. W. Young, Chicago, leg
hurt; Mrs. Cleopatra Mayhem, Cavilier,
Dak.; G. +. Andrews, St. Paul, w. Lemon,
St. Thomas, Dak.; James A. Cunningham,
Lordsburg Dak.; Thomas Atkinson, Will
lam City. OAK; Andrew Laing, Pembina,
OAK: Eugene Fish, Mouse River, OAK; A.
Marcellne. Olga, Oak; Sam Flood, Chicago,
hsad brakeman OF train, ribs broken and
hteral injuries.
0Al%sFOk1V"v coacuoo CaUSnV nE0s ouO
tho fan,eewsre extinguished by the train.
men before they gained any Roadway.
The loss to the railroad com.
pany will probably aggregate near $780,
900. Engineer L. D. Holder Of Chicago
had charge OF tho locomotive. Ho says
that the train was going at tho rate of
twenty-five mile an hour. At the spot
where the wreck occurred tho track crosses
q creek. and also makes q sharp curve.
This, coupled with the fact that it is
down grade. confirms the railroad men in
the opinion that q spread rail was the
probable cause OF the disaster.